Allium przewalskianum facts for kids

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Quick facts for kids jimbu Ladakh onion 青甘韭 qing gan jiu
Scientific classification
Synonyms
Allium jacquemontii Regel Allium jacquemontii var. parviflorum (Ledeb.) Aswal Allium junceum Jacquem. ex Baker Allium przewalskianum var. planifolium Regel Allium rubellum var. parviflorum Ledeb. Allium stenophyllum Wall. Allium stoliczkii Regel

Allium przewalskianum is an Asian species of wild onion in the Amaryllis family.

The species is widely distributed in mountains areas in the Himalayas (India, Nepal, Pakistan) and parts of China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Tibet, Yunnan).

Allium przewalskianum has narrow bulbs up to 10 mm across. Scape is up to 40 cm tall, round in cross-section. Leaves are tubular, about the same length as the scape. Umbel is densely crowded with many red or dark purple flowers.

Allium przewalskianum is one of two species referred to as jimbu in Nepal, used in Nepalese cuisine. The other is Allium hypsistum.

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